Interviews with Thich Nhat Hanh

Explore intimate and exclusive interviews given to national and international media over the last twenty years.


2014


2013


2012


2011


2010

The Other Dalai Lama

Roger Tagholm visits Thich Nhat Hanh at home in Plum Village.


2008


2007

Burma’s Monks: ‘Already a Success’

The monk sat cross-legged in the Manhattan hotel room in augbergine robes on an aubergine prayer mat, a thermos of tea, his reading glasses and a book, Mindfulness in the Marketplace, arranged neatly by his side. Thich Nhat Hanh took time out from a U.S. tour to speak briefly with TIME…

PDF

I am Home

Velcrow Ripper reports on Thich Nhat Hanh’s historic return to Vietnam, where tens of thousands gathered with him to revive Buddhist practice and to heal the wounds of war.


2006

The Art of Prayer

Upon the publication of his book, “The Energy of Prayer”, Thich Nhat Hanh was asked by Publishers Weekly to answer ten questions about his teachings on prayer.

This Is the Buddha’s Love

The great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh talks about non-self, interdependence, and the love that expands until it has no limit.


2003

Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism

We visited the Buddhist monk at a Christian conference center in a lakeside setting of rural Wisconsin. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers stark, gentle wisdom for living in a world of anger and violence. He discusses the concepts of “engaged Buddhism,” “being peace,” and “mindfulness.”

Buddhism and the Badge

Thich Nhat Hanh was interviewed in Madison, Wis. during a five-day retreat for police officers and public service workers and their families. A live web chat accompanied the article (transcript available).


2002


2001

Message to Osama bin Laden: interview with Thich Nhat Hanh

Thay shares his thoughts on how America should respond to the terrorist attacks. This interview was published in From the Ashes: A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America (Rodale Press, Oct. 2001) What I Would Say to Osama bin Laden Thich Nhat Hanh – Interview by Anne A….


2000


1999


1997


1995

Interview with Ram Dass

Thich Nhat Hanh gave a keynote address at the Gorbachev World Forum, September 27-October 1, 1995 in San Francisco. During the course of the conference, he recorded this unusual interview with American spiritual teacher and author, Ram Dass.

/ Register

Hide Transcript

What is Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh January 15, 2020

00:00 / 00:00
Show Hide Transcript Close